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Dunstan Times, Issue 997, 27 May 1881, Page 2

Wo (“Otago Daily Times”) have been informed on good authority that C'apt. Garrard was an expert swimmer, and on that account much surprise was felt by his friends that he did notsucceed in swimming ashore. No doubt he felt it to be his duty to stay by the passengers to the last ; but, as a matter of fact, when his body was found the arms were extended in a swimmiug attitude, and within about ten yards of the shore, entang'cd in the kelp, about a mile up the beach. The probability is that the unhappy man removed his coat and boots on the vessel going down, and swam away from the wreckage until he saw a clear chance of making for the beach at some distance from the fire which was lighted on the beach, so that he might avoid tho rocks. Either the entanglement in the kelp, or tho fact of his becoming exhausted in the surf, may account for bis not reaching the shore alive. There was not a scratch on the body except a gash ou the forehead by a blow from a piece of timber, which is known to have occurred during the previous day.

A BOOKMAKER GONE WRONG. The “ Age" of May 14 says :—An arrest was made by the detective police which, from the unusual circumstances surrounding it, is worthy of more than passing notice,showing as it does how, after very many days, the author of a sin may be caught when least expected. One night, a dozen ago, a Verdant Green named Collie was “ picked up " at the then Casino and Music-hall, but now the Waxworks, in Bourke street, by several knowing ones, and eased of some money and a cheque, which was afterafterwards found to have been cashed by a man named Sanquilley, an American, and a survivor from the ship General Grant, which was wrecked at the Auckland Islands. He was arrested, and stated that he got the cheque from a man named Drake known, as a cabman, and then a “ ped.” in this colony. A warrant was issued for the pedestrian, but he had got off to New Zealand. Sanquilley was tried and acquitted, his American friends standing by him firmly during his trouble. Yesterday the ex-ped. and cabman was arrested, in the guise of a very elaborately attlajd and fashionable gentleman, as he promenading with a friend, and had to submit to the indignity of having a heavy gold chain, valuable gold watch and a number of soverigi s, being taken from his pockets at the city watch-house, and of then being taken before the Bench, and remanded until Monday. He was bailed out. It is said that an order was given to cancel the warrant out for this alleged offender, who is said now to be an opulent bookmaker. It may be mentioned that Drake has been in Melbourne many times during the last two or three yeais, and only as recently as last November.